TORRANCE CA (PRWEB) February 01, 2013
Millennium Space Systems today announces a $ 1.91 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the first phase of the agency’s Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) program. During this first of three program phases, Millennium will complete the mission specification, satellite design, and production planning for six prototype and 24 operational small satellites.
DARPAs SeeMe program aims to give mobile individual US warfighters access to on-demand, space-based tactical information in remote and beyond- line-of-sight conditions. If successful, SeeMe will provide small squads and individual teams the ability to receive timely imagery of their specific overseas location directly from a small satellite with the press of a button something thats currently not possible from military or commercial satellites. Using a low-cost satellite constellation launched on-demand to match DoD operational tempos, SeeMe provides timely, on-demand imagery directly to the warfighter in the field. More on SeeMe can be found on DARPAs website at: http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Focus_Areas/AdvancedSpaceSystems.aspx
Mike Scardera, Millenniums SeeMe Program Manager, commented, Were pleased to continue our 9-year relationship with DARPA. SeeMe is a great fit for Millenniums culture of providing affordable, responsive, and on-time delivery of complex flight systems. Were excited to work with DARPAS Tactical Technology Office (TTO) to help make SeeMe an unqualified success.
About Millennium Space Systems
Founded in 2001, Millennium Space Systems is a privately held, employee-owned small company, providing alternative and relevant solutions to todays aerospace challenges. The companys portfolio includes flight systems design and development work for the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense and National Aeronautics & Space Administration. Millennium has performed on several national defense projects, most recently demonstrated by the NROs Rapid Pathfinder Satellite, launched in February 2011; Rapid Pathfinder continues to operate at over 99% availability on orbit. Millennium Space is based in Southern California, with Space Manufacturing facilities in Torrance, and a Mission Operations Center in Manhattan Beach.
More about Millennium Space Systems can be found at http://www.millennium-space.com.
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